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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BUF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BUF)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (BUF)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (BUF)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Bills
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bills cashed the board's mistake on Bowman Jr.: B.

Call it larceny. Billy Bowman Jr. sat on the board until the 207th pick, and the Bills did not need to be asked twice. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. The roster is better shaped than it was, with linebacker chief among the fixes.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 29 they get a disruptive interior force, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Somehow Nick Emmanwori was still sitting there in slot 60, and they pounced on premier safety value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick61 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
They barely believed it either: Jihaad Campbell still on the board at Round 2, Pick 29. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 Tory Horton
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tory Horton in pick No. 108. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick130 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter at the Round 4 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at the 169th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick172 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
Taking Cam Skattebo in No. 172 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick176 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins in the 176th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick204 Rnd6 Chris Paul Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Chris Paul Jr. at the 204th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick207 Rnd6 Billy Bowman Jr.
You do not let a safety like Billy Bowman Jr. reach the 207th overall pick and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.